Minnesota Sends Crews, Personnel To Support East Coast

The Nautical Mile shows the effects of Hurricane Sandy as high tide and winds flood the strrets on October 29, 2012 in Freeport, New York.The storm, which threatens 50 million people in the eastern third of the U.S., is expected to bring days of rain, high winds and possibly heavy snow. (credit: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) (credit: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Some Minnesotans have been sent to help support sections of the East Coast as it struggles with Sandy, which was recently downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone.

On Friday, two Minnesotans with an incident management team were sent to Massachusetts to provide logistical support, resources and intelligence, officials said. A 20-person Minnesota Incident Command System saw crew was also sent to Massachusetts that day.

On Sunday, the Minnesota Incident Command System sent an incident management team to Albany, New York. The team’s personnel included people from the Minnesota DNR and the US Forest Service.